Department of Home (West Bengal)

The Department of Home and Hill Affairs, popularly known as the Home Department, is a West Bengal government department. It is an interior ministry mainly responsible for the administration of the West Bengal National Volunteer Force and Civil-Military Liaison, welfare of military personnel, RIMC admission test, scholarship to RIMC/NDA cadets, World War-II veteran pension, concessions to volunteer-members of Territorial Army, rewards to Gallantry/Distinguished Service Awardees.[1]

Department of Home and Hill Affairs
Department overview
JurisdictionGovernment of West Bengal
HeadquartersWriters' Building, Kolkata
Minister responsible
  • Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal and Minister of Home and Hill Affairs
Department executive
  • Alapan Bandyopadhyay, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary (Home)
Child agencies
WebsiteOfficial Website

Ministerial Team and Senior Officials

The ministerial team at the Home Department is headed by the Cabinet Minister for Home Affairs, who may or may not be supported by Ministers of State. The current Minister of Home and Hill Affairs is Mamata Banerjee who is also the Chief Minister of West Bengal.

The department's administration is headed by an IAS officer of rank of either Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary.[2]

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References
  1. "Functions and Objectives". Department of Home, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. "Contact Numbers of Officers of Home Department". Department of Home, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 September 2017.


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